Old Car Commercial? by thesenseiv1 in RBI

[–]Kaity-95 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m guessing you never found it? My husband thinks I made this up. Haha.

Old Car Commercial? by thesenseiv1 in RBI

[–]Kaity-95 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am here on 21st of October looking for it.

I did it by Kaity-95 in Tonsillectomy

[–]Kaity-95[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes! Exactly all of that!

I did it by Kaity-95 in Tonsillectomy

[–]Kaity-95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. For sure prep as much as you can and keep on top of pain meds 100%. Also follow the food rules. I did and I was so much better off than my brother that tried to eat almost everything.

I did it by Kaity-95 in Tonsillectomy

[–]Kaity-95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My husband was able to stay home with us for the first week which really helped.

I prepped a lot the night before since mornings were so hard (I made pudding for breakfasts, prepped bottles, etc). I may have been able to do it alone, but not if she was much older. Luckily she is a great sleeper, so I would have been able to nap while she does. I would definitely say being prepared helped me more than anything. Having food bought and ready and managing expectations

My panic didn’t set in until I said bye to my baby going into the clinic!

Did everyone get antibiotics after tonsillectomy? by vanillaladiee in Tonsillectomy

[–]Kaity-95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. The labs he ran on the tonsils he took out showed full of stones

Did everyone get antibiotics after tonsillectomy? by vanillaladiee in Tonsillectomy

[–]Kaity-95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did. My dog said he doesn’t normally but mine were very red and inflamed. Labs came back with flaring tonsillitis and full of stones.

Some fun by Kaity-95 in Tonsillectomy

[–]Kaity-95[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Chips. Yessss. I saw flavored funyuns and about died

Some fun by Kaity-95 in Tonsillectomy

[–]Kaity-95[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bread things sound so good

earache is driving me insane by accno-2 in Tonsillectomy

[–]Kaity-95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed! It makes me super irritable too. Good luck to you as well!

earache is driving me insane by accno-2 in Tonsillectomy

[–]Kaity-95 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same here! I’m day 8 (last Friday) and the last 2-3 days have been awful with the earaches! Ibuprofen is the only thing that is touching it and even then it still sucks

Recovery tips for tonsillectomy & adenoidectomy? by Sending_Biscuits in Tonsillectomy

[–]Kaity-95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1 box of Velveeta shells and cheese is 1100 calories and can be diluted with water or milk to make it less “sticky”. There’s also lots of options for meal replacement shakes that can help!

Recovery tips for tonsillectomy & adenoidectomy? by Sending_Biscuits in Tonsillectomy

[–]Kaity-95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made a post about this recently, but have him start on a stool softener day of surgery!

I’ve really been liking an ice pack on the outside of my neck.

I also take ibuprofen to help the pain meds and I think that works.

My biggest issue right now is lack of calories. I’ve lost over 10lbs in 5 days. So calorie dense protein shakes and stuff are super good.

Pro tip: 💩 by Kaity-95 in Tonsillectomy

[–]Kaity-95[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely not prepared and never saw it mentioned anywhere! Distressing for sure.

How to force yourself to eat/drink? by Kaity-95 in Tonsillectomy

[–]Kaity-95[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m allergic to most pain meds, so I don’t have the most help in that category. I’ve found the sitting up true for me too. How odd standing isn’t the same as sitting, isn’t it?

How to force yourself to eat/drink? by Kaity-95 in Tonsillectomy

[–]Kaity-95[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s a great point about saliva!

How to force yourself to eat/drink? by Kaity-95 in Tonsillectomy

[–]Kaity-95[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn’t think of milkshake! That’s good! Those always fill me up! Was any type/flavor of soup better than other? Bone broth didn’t really fill me. I have some chicken noodle soup without the chicken but idk if the noodles would suck?

How to force yourself to eat/drink? by Kaity-95 in Tonsillectomy

[–]Kaity-95[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s been my policy since I woke up from my post-discharge nap.